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Laban

Ghost town · Carter County, Tennessee

White Rocks Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000)
White Rocks Mtn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Laban is a ghost town in Carter County, Tennessee. It is one of 7 former communities in Carter County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Laban as a historical populated place on the White Rocks Mountain topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.2010° N, 82.0096° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhite Rocks Mountain
Elevation3,423 ft
Nearest living townElk Park, NC
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1303117
Coordinates36.20096, -82.00956

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What's there now

Laban is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Elk Park, NC (population 694), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,423 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Laban?

Laban is in Carter County, Tennessee, at 36.2010, -82.0096.

How many ghost towns are in Carter County?

Carter County, Tennessee has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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